Not a U.S. government website. NDD is an independent vulnerability database by Volerion and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NIST or NVD.
CVE-2017-5976 Details
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the zzip_mem_entry_extra_block function in memdisk.c in zziplib 0.13.62, 0.13.61, 0.13.60, 0.13.59, 0.13.58, 0.13.57, 0.13.56 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ZIP file.
Metrics
CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 4.0 data is available for this CVE.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
No SSVC data is available for this CVE.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
By selecting these links, you will be leaving this site. These are references gathered from the official CVE record and are not endorsed by Volerion.
| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-zzip_mem_entry_extra_block-memdisk-c/ | CVE | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878 | CVE | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/3 | CVE | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96268 | CVE | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/09/zziplib-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-zzip_mem_entry_extra_block-memdisk-c/ | [email protected] | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3878 | [email protected] | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/3 | [email protected] | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96268 | [email protected] | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-787 | Out-of-bounds Write | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| gdraheim zziplib | 0.13.56 0.13.57 0.13.58 0.13.59 0.13.60 0.13.61 0.13.62 |
CPE
Remediation
| |
| debian debian linux | 8.0 9.0 |
CPE
Remediation
| |
Change History
16 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| May 13, 2026 | CVE Status Change | [email protected] |
| Jul 10, 2025 | CPE Deprecation Remap | [email protected] |
| Jul 10, 2025 | CPE Deprecation Remap | [email protected] |
| Jul 10, 2025 | CPE Deprecation Remap | [email protected] |
| Jul 10, 2025 | CPE Deprecation Remap | [email protected] |
| Jul 10, 2025 | CPE Deprecation Remap | [email protected] |
| Jul 10, 2025 | CPE Deprecation Remap | [email protected] |
| Jul 10, 2025 | CPE Deprecation Remap | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Modified Analysis | [email protected] |
| Jan 29, 2021 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 4, 2017 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Mar 7, 2017 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Mar 1, 2017 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |